To allow beer and wine tasting at licensed grocery stores. The bill creates a pilot program consisting of thirty locations equally allocated between independently owned grocery stores and national chain grocery stores. The stores must also meet certain criteria noted in the bill. See companion HB 2076.   Official Text and Analysis.

This admendment requires the State Liquor Control Board to establish a pilot program to allow beer and wine tasting at license grocery stores. The pilot program shall consist of thirty locations equally allocated between independently owned grocery stores and national chain grocery stores. The amendment establishes rules and procedures for the administration of the events including; choosing locations, timing, and qualifications for consideration to host an event.

To require that grocery store must have food available at tasting events.

To give the Liquor Control Board authority to prohibit tasting at a pilot project location within a board-recognized alcohol impact area if tasting at the location is having an adverse effect on the reduction of chronic public inebriation in the area and to provides that licensees must be able to observe and control persons to ensure that "apparently" intoxicated, rather than "obviously" intoxicated, persons cannot possess or consume alcohol.("Apparently" is used in penalty provisions).